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Special Election Set For Lakeland Board Of Commissioners Vacancy

A special election to fill a vacancy on the city of Lakeland's Board of Commissioners has been set for May 25, 2017.
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March 15, 2017 (Memphis, Tenn.) The second Special Election to be held in Shelby County in 2017 was set today, during a special meeting of the Shelby County Election Commission (SCEC) held at 4 p.m. The City of Lakeland will have a Special Election May 25, to fill a vacancy on the city’s Board of Commissioners.

The four SCEC commissioners present voted unanimously approved a resolution approving the City of Lakeland’s request for a Special Election, received by SCEC on March 10, 2017.

SCEC is required by the state to file a notice within 10 days of receipt of a request for an election, which is why the special meeting was necessary. The regular monthly meeting of SCEC is Tues. Mar. 21, which is one day after the deadline for filing the notice, according to Linda Phillips, administrator of elections for SCEC.

Early voting starting for the May 25 election will be held May 5 – May 20, times and locations to be determined.

The special election is being held to fill the vacancy left by Michele Dial when she resigned on March 7. She was the second commissioner to resign since the first of the year. Sherri Gallick stepped down earlier this year after her husband’s company transferred him to Kansas City.

When Gallick resigned, the commission appointed a replacement, Matt Wright. That contributed to the necessity for a special election.

Under state law, the commission can only have one appointed commissioner. This second vacancy caused city officials to petition the Election Commission to hold a Special Election.

 

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